AGSL GeoDiscovery

[3d. Edn.] of Britton & Rey's map of the state of California

Description:

compiled from the U.S. Land & Coast Surveys, the several military, scientific & rail road explorations, the state & county boundary surveys made under the order of the Surveyor General of California, & from private surveys ; by George H. Goddard, C.E. Completed with additions & corrections up to the day of publication from the U.S. Land Office, & other reliable sources ; [engraved by H. Steinegger] ; lithy. of Britton & Rey. Montcomery St. cor. Commercial, S. F.

This is the second state of the 3d. Edn, the first stating "issued after the Adjournment of the Legislature 1858."

The western part of Nevada has been remapped as compared with 1st edition, but follows very closely the second edition. A significant addition is the notice of the silver discoveries: Virginia City and Gold Hill.

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Legend at left, above title.

Bar scale on map in "Statute Miles."

Shows topography, waterways, county boundaries, towns, ranchos, roads, trails, canals, ditches, and "mining places."

Also covers Nevada.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/jn844cv6716

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/jn844cv6716

Language:

eng

Creator:

Goddard, George H. (George Henry), 1817-1906 and Steinegger, H. (Henry), 1831-1917

Publisher:

Lith. of Britton & Rey

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Gold mines and mining, Silver mines and mining, Roads, Trails, Waterways, Discovery and exploration, Gold discoveries, and Silver discoveries

Date Issued:

1860

Spatial Coverage:

California and Nevada

Rights:

Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false